Veterinarian Jean Cathary founded Royal Canin in France in 1968. Dr. Cathary had the vision of a pet food company grounded in science; a company based on the principles of acquiring knowledge about pets, and creating advanced cat food and dog food made to satisfy the needs of the pet.

Research Royal Canin works in conjunction with Waltham® research centers to formulate diets and have released over 1500 peer reviewed publications together.

Testing Stringent testing and quality control of raw materials and finished products, produced exclusively in company-owned plants, allow Royal Canin to continually provide precise nutritional solutions for pets across a host of medical conditions.

Specialized Diets on Different Breeds In addition to the Veterinary Exclusive line of diets, Royal Canin also produces a full line of healthy pet diets including size health nutrition and formulas designed to meet the individual needs of many popular breeds, sizes, lifestyles and therapeutic conditions.